Investigation continues into shots fired incident in Waynesboro

Waynesboro police are still investigating an incident in which shots were fired into an occupied West Second Street home Monday night, and shots were fired near the 100 block of West North Street a short time later.

WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro police are still investigating an incident in which shots were fired into an occupied West Second Street home Monday night, and shots were fired near the 100 block of West North Street a short time later.

Chief James Sourbier IV told Waynesboro Borough Council and members of the public Wednesday night the department called in additional law enforcement to assist with the investigation. He added he has reason to be optimistic the case will be solved, but could not provide details without jeopardizing the investigation.

Police were called to the scene around 8 p.m. Monday for reports of shots fired into an occupied residence. No injuries were reported. While police were investigating, additional shots were heard in the area of West North Street.

During the investigation, police saw that several bullets had also hit a parked car.

A Cleveland Avenue resident urged council to have street lights installed in dark alleys, citing Monday's incident and saying children were inside the home that shots were fired into. The request was referred to the street committee.